The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-18
THE cULvEu-pAv1s SUIT.
An Exhaustive Statement FROM SOUL
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An Exhaustive Statement FROM Squire
Davis ON the Case.
Notics was yesterday ssrved on eqnirt
W. II. Davis by Constable Weir Of a eui
in Squire Ralph Arkle's court to recover
$40 penalty for the alleged illegal collec
ton Of $40 from john Culver for fnt
and costs. The casa will DO head salur
day. Tho following explains itself:
TO The Editor Of lie IntelligtNeer.
slR:-I deeply regret (becauss it sub
jec!a mo to some iucon YenicncV) tbs
Ralph Askle hss but oas customer, and
sm that Ions customer. I hava is
susd iio criminal warrants since l have
been in oilics, about twen!y.eix montba
My dccketB show how thsy have bccr
disposed Of. They are open to tho inspec
ton Of everybody entitled to ESQ them, in
Guiding His Honor, Justice Rslph Ankle
On the night OF the 14!h Of last August, Q
telephone message CAME from Fulton
Ohio county, thai ono or two men hsd
been Gho. in atreet fight thess. Lieu.
tenant Junkius told ms that 4 justice was
wanted out there, aud that / had better 50
out at once. i told him had no srrest.
ing officer to 20 with me. It was than
fifteen minutes Of o'clock. I asked him
Tor one or tTo policemen. lie had none
present.
I started for Constab;ea Laughlin aud
Love, but didn't find them. ! boarded
the O'Clock motor train aud won't ont to
Fulton. The East Wheeling gentlemon
went out With me. Hound great crowd
Oh the gtYee., and much excitement pre-
vailing. 30 great Was the excitement and
confusion, that 1t wss impassible to find
ont who did the shooting. Men, who
afterwards turned out to he como Of the
Campbells, told me that John Bsistel had
shot their brother William. S. H. Beis!el
told me, with others, William Campbell
had shot John Bsiatel. ordered Charles
hoffman, CD special constable, to arres!
John Beietel, which ha did. We then
came into tue city, bringing John Bsistel
along with us. I issued O warrant upon
the sworn affidavit Of Samuel Il. Reistel,
for tho arrest Of William Cam pbsN, whom
he charged with having shot his aon John.
I then In tho police Office, in the presence
OF several persona, admitted John Beistel
to bail in the sum Of s56Gfo disappearance
before mo for examination On Monday,
August 10, 1887. His father, Samuel E.
Beistel. became bis bondsmau by swear-
ing then ard there that outside OF all his
liabilities Of every kigd, and the exemp.
tions allowed by the laws Of the State, no
was worth that amount, but come Two 0.
three days alter that time be came to my
Office and said he WIS not worth anything
After the warrant vac issuoa for William
Campbell Went back with M. Hoffman
on the o'clock motor line for the pur.
pose, IL possible, to catch William Camp.
boil, but did not succeed in finding him.
He has never, 30 far as I know, boon ar
rested yet. On Monday morning L pro.
cured list OF the parties said to have
been engaged in the fight, took the blank
warrants with me and went to the house
Of Beistsl, filed out the warrants accord.
ing to the iseta furnishsd b; John Beiatel,
which ha afterwards swore to, for the
arrest Of Robert Campbs!i, David Camp
bell and Phillip Campbell. 7 then went
down to the house Of old Mr.. Campbell,
where | found Robert and Phillip Camp.
bell. Phillip Campbell swo.e out war.
rant for Samuel 3. Beistel. l:key. Caao.
bell swore out warrants for John and
George Cnlver. Richard a. Bird yas the
constable. He arreated all the parties
except WllliSm Campbell and John Gull
yer, Be 3s3 s! ~. 50 81 3, fI'I.
Alaygo number Of witnes5eB weYe srm.
moned. Some twensy.ore eublsuas
were Issued by me. The examination took
place at Fulton, in the saloon uittiug
room of-(nams COW iorsotten). Samuel
q. Beistsl was adiudgsd s2ilty;by me.
Phillip Campbell and David Campbell!
were also adiudged guilty BY me- aud each
Of these were fined, Beistel S. but after.
wards ralsea to $40, fos an appeal; Dave
$40, but becsuso tho intercss-
sion Of 81 H., Beissel and others I reduced
The flno to S.. Phillip Campbell was tlned
IS. These two men asked for twenty
1sys 10 pay their Guss and costs in. n. The
lime was granted. Dave Campbell bus
paid but s4..5 l committed him to iail.
but he was discharged by mo by order OF
Judgo Jacob. Ia l have sued him. Phi!lip
Campbell paid S at one time. then
Taa compelled to. iszrej 8 commitment
or him. He.then paid the balance through
hr. Hehry Miller. eamuel Il. Beistal, as |
.lseady stated, appealed h;u case to the |
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